ah, but many of those who “choose” this are clinically depressed....
and what does it say when a young man who is paralyzed asks to kill himself, and his parents high tail it to Switzerland?
Several of Kavorkians’ patients had depression and no terminal disease; one who claimed terminal cancer was schizophrenic and cancer free; another had “fibro myalgia” and was “helped” by her psychiatrist husband not to get pain relief, but to suicide...and he had been arrested at least once for spousal abuse.
The “rational” suicides are elderly who “don’t want to be a burden” so kill themselves. (often before they are terminally ill),,, But what kind of a message does this send to people?
And in the UK one “ethicist” gave a speech saying that the senile should be killed because their family are wasting time and energy caring for them, and it costs the National Health service a bunch of money....
and what does it say when a young man who is paralyzed asks to kill himself, and his parents high tail it to Switzerland?And he should remain alive because cybernetic engineering is just around the corner?
The “rational” suicides are elderly who “don’t want to be a burden” so kill themselves. (often before they are terminally ill),,, But what kind of a message does this send to people?The same kind of message sent by Navy SEALs who jump on top of grenades.